http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Owen+Stevens Society Owen Stevens Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=443158&ca=Society The post war boom brought full employment to the UK economy, during the 1950 and 60s unemployment averaged around 2%. However, the UK experienced severe economic difficulty during the 1970s which led to extensive restructuring of the economy in the 1980s under the Thatcher government. The overall ef... Education Owen Stevens Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=441758&ca=Education The need for sustainability in urban regeneration has come to be widely accepted, sustainability is seen to be of central importance in government policy, urban regeneration projects tie themselves in knots to show that they are achieving sustainable development. However, for such a dominant concept... Education Owen Stevens Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=442534&ca=Education The effect of ICT advances on the distribution of urban economic activity is a popular topic for undergraduate geographers and economists. This article provides some case studies which can be used to back up arguments surrounding the debate over whether technological advance causes decentralisation... Education Owen Stevens Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=441147&ca=Education Whether or not natural resource abundance is a blessing or a curse is a common essay and examination topic for development studies. This article outlines some useful third world case studies to consider when outlining the arguments surrounding the topic. These examples are designed purely to point y... Education Owen Stevens Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=441175&ca=Education The way in which the ‘resource curse’ affects countries’ political development is a topic of some debate. This article provides a review of a selection of academic articles relating to the political effects of the ‘resource curse’. Further reading suggestions are provided in the references given bel... Education Owen Stevens Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=440104&ca=Education Main points of Rostow’s stages of growth model: - Rostow’s stages of growth model is of the Neo-Classical tradition. - The model takes a linear view of development, this means that countries are believed to develop in the same way over time. - It is a structuralist model, it analyses development as... Marketing Owen Stevens Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=435047&ca=Marketing A website which performs well in search engines can deliver instant financial success for businesses. Businesses that perform well in search engines instantly give out excellent first impressions. Before a site user has even accessed your site they will be able to see that your site ranks well compa... Marketing Owen Stevens Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=431366&ca=Marketing Ranking on the first page in Google, Yahoo and other top search engines is a great asset to any business. Small and medium sized businesses without massive marketing marketing budgets can particularly benefit from the exposure provided by ranking highly in search engines. If a business can rank high... Marketing Owen Stevens Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=431803&ca=Marketing Marketing is one of the most difficult tasks for any small or medium sized business. Many businesses simply take out an ad in the local paper or think that marketing starts and ends with an annual letter to everyone on their mailing list. These traditional forms of marketing may well work for some i... Internet Owen Stevens Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=431806&ca=Internet Pay-per-click advertising can be difficult to get right. However, if a business can get it right then they canbring visitors to their site that are much more likely to convert into customers than other kinds of web traffic. In order to operate a successful pay-per-click marketing campaign there are...